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Recent Examples of defection
In a sporting sense, the timing of this defection was significant.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s how today’s defection process came to exist, as the result of a dispute between two nations separated by just 90 miles that created a maze of obstacles.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The House has been operating with 218 Republicans, including Kiley, and 214 Democrats, which means Johnson has been able to afford only afford a single defection on party-line votes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
New York is nothing more than a connecting city on his defection route.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
That’s how today’s defection process came to exist, as the result of a dispute between two nations separated by just 90 miles that created a maze of obstacles.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The House has been operating with 218 Republicans, including Kiley, and 214 Democrats, which means Johnson has been able to afford only afford a single defection on party-line votes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
New York is nothing more than a connecting city on his defection route.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defection
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Dara Shikoh was accused of apostasy from Islam and tried under religious authority.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Iranian regime is recruiting children and sending out mass recruitment messages via text, signaling there may be truth to the White House’s claim that the Islamic regime is suffering widespread desertions.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine appears to be facing a higher rate of desertion than Russia.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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But over the past decade or so, major schisms have emerged.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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After a rash of abandonments led to infant deaths in the late 1990s, Texas became the first in the nation to pass a state law legalizing abandonment.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The legislation would also open up $100,000 in grant funding to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of a water system if that town is in the midst of applying for abandonment.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The second major structural change involves one of the hallmarks of SARS-CoV-2 as compared to SARS-CoV-1: initial scission at the S1 furin cleavage site.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
6 May 2022
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Wilson cautions more work is needed to explain how exactly spin results after scission.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2021
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In later years, Lynn described her husband as supportive of her work but also difficult in their personal life, acknowledging struggles that included infidelity and physical abuse.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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In more ways than one, Clark and Carol weren’t alone in their infidelity.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Amid the Cold War, Indonesian leaders feared that an independent East Timor would fuel separatism and fall under communist influence.—
Agathe Demarolle,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
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The stance aligns with China’s own sensitivities over sovereignty and separatism.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s a common misconception that entropy, at a fundamental level, is synonymous with the concept of disorder.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Assessments should determine student’s learning in real time, and the results should be used to guide future instruction and develop realistic plans to address misconceptions and errors.—
Opinion Staff,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Defection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defection. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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